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Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by chrissnell »

crabasa wrote: post #78
threadbase wrote: post #64

I'm the founder of threadbase. Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions for what you'd like to see next or how we can improve the user experience. We're also looking for front-end/design help, as well as help with computer vision tech. Feel free to email me chris@threadbase.com.

Loved the post, here's a feature request for you: I organize an annual conference [1]. All of our attendees get a free tshirt. We purchase all of our tees from a single manufacturer (say American Apparel) and let the attendee tell us the size they want before we finalize the order. The problem is that attendees often don't know what size will fit them, and sometimes guess wrong and end up with a poor fit. Anything yo…

They should build a system like the "True Fit" size finder on Moosejaw.com. You tell them about your body size and then give them some brand/size combos that you already have and like. The finder can then tell you which size to buy for XYZ brand.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by amelius »

threadbase wrote: post #64

I'm the founder of threadbase. Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions for what you'd like to see next or how we can improve the user experience. We're also looking for front-end/design help, as well as help with computer vision tech. Feel free to email me chris@threadbase.com.

This is very cool. Hopefully, you can do this for jeans as well. It would also be handy if the user could select the region they are buying from.

PS. Could you include "stretch" t-shirts, like this one (just an example):

> http://www.iwantpants.com/polo-ralph-lauren-stretch-cotton-w...

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by jseliger »

specialist wrote: post #40

This is a great resource, thank you. Being tall with a long torso, trial and error buying t-shirts has been torturous and expensive.

Being tall with a long torso, trial and error buying t-shirts has been torturous and expensive

Try RibbedTee.com. Esp. the Micro Modal shirts. Yes, they are expensive. But they last and fit.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by ctdonath »

digbyloftus wrote: post #105
jballanc wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need kids! Well, at least kids sizes. I understand the desire for adults to have a shirt that fits, but I think that falls squarely in the bucket of "nice to have". As a parent of a child that doesn't fit any of the sizing charts, being able to predict what size of what brand will fit my kid would be a "must have"! Kids also tend to go through clothes a lot faster than adults, making the potential savings of gett…

Is it as important that kids clothing fits precisely though? I mean, evidently it is to you but I would I would have thought parents would be happy that the kids look decent enough. You even point out their rapid growth so it's not like they're going to be continuously wearing the perfect fit all the time. Buy slightly big and they grow in to it.

It's not so much "precisely" as "not ridiculously wrong". The difference between "slightly big" and "tent" isn't much, considering there is practically no objective basis to kids' sizings, which are basically the intended age with no consideration of variations in age & growth; the sizes do not reflect an actual size.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by graycat »

How to make T-shirts longer:

Wash as usual and then hang on a plastic hanger until dry. So, don't use a dryer and just let them hang, starting when they are still wet from the washing.

Also works when hand wash and rinse but don't squeeze out much of the water, that is, hang them while they are still wet enough to drip.

Also works with knit polo shirts.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by jonnathanson »

makerman1982 wrote: post #74
jackseviltwin wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Real McCoys, The Strike Gold, Studio D'Artisan. Here's a good introduction on loopwheeled shirts from Japanese repro brands. http://www.heddels.com/2014/03/an-introduction-to-loopwheele...

Are these western names used in western countries for Japanese products or so the names also get used in Japan?

The names are used in Japan. Some of these names (e.g., "Strike Gold") conjure up an old-school Americana. This is intentional. Japanese denim brands (who now make these shirts as well) are very reverent of pre-1960s Levis.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by nextos »

xaybey wrote: post #32
nextos wrote: post #8

It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.

Loopwheelers apply even (low) tension on yarn which prevents uneven warping, but that doesn't change the fact that cotton still shrinks as a fiber.

But it helps, a lot.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by jackseviltwin »

makerman1982 wrote: post #74
jackseviltwin wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Real McCoys, The Strike Gold, Studio D'Artisan. Here's a good introduction on loopwheeled shirts from Japanese repro brands. http://www.heddels.com/2014/03/an-introduction-to-loopwheele...

Are these western names used in western countries for Japanese products or so the names also get used in Japan?

They use the English names in Japan. If you google for the Japanese official websites for these brands or even their products on rakuten.co.jp you'll see the brand names in English.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by chris11 »

jakub_g wrote: post #75

I feel obliged to share a lifehack my mother taught me regarding the laundry. After removing the laundry, take your t-shirts and stretch them yourself, one by one, when they're still slightly wet. Grab them with two hands symmetrically, stretch horizontally, moving your hands down along the shirt. Do the same vertically, and with the sleeves. Do not use a machine dryer, just a regular standing dryer like [1]. Put you…

The trick I was taught was to dry the light clothes (shirts, underwear, socks) separately from the heavy clothes (jeans, hoodies). Then hang the shirts up immediately after pulling them out of the dryer while they are still hot. Then you won't need to iron your shirts. It may not work really well for some dress shirts though.
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